This is an abstract from the article by Dr Az Hakeem on Psychotherapy for Gender Identity Disorders. It describes a special adaptation of group psychotherapy as a psychological treatment for people with a variety of gender identity disorders.
Group psychotherapy can be used as an alternative to or concurrently with hormonal and/or surgical interventions for transgender people. It is also suitable for individuals whose gender identity disorder remains after physical interventions.
The article draws from a UK specialist pilot for such a treatment service and describes the explicit aims of the psychotherapy, the specialist adaptation of therapeutic technique required and observed thematic features relevant to working in this specific field.
Dr Az Hakeem 